Charlie Potter, who covers Alabama football for 24/7 Sports, gives insight on top NFL Draft prospect, QB Bryce Young.

This series will feature the top NFL Draft prospects with insight from the beat reporters that covered them in college. This article is just a preview of the full interview which can be heard on the Deep Slant podcast.

Name: Bryce Young
Position: Quarterback
School: Alabama
Height/Weight: 6-0, 194
Hometown: Pasadena, California

(Below is a portion of Deep Sidhu’s interview with Charlie Potter, Alabama football beat reporter for 24/7 Sports.)

Sidhu: What is his biggest asset that you think sets Bryce Young apart from other quarterbacks in the draft class?

Potter: He can make special things happen. You know, we saw the last two seasons, his two years as a starter really during the Saban era is probably the the time that we’ve seen a quarterback kind of shoulder the load the most. I know Texans fans are familiar with John Metchie and fans got to see a glimpse of Jameson Williams a little bit this past season in NFL but those guys were banged up at times in 2021 when Bryce won the Heisman. They were gone this past season and Alabama had some young guys have to step up at the position. So more so than ever, at least during the Nick Saban era, the quarterback had to make plays on the play-in and play-out basis really and Bryce did that.

You can look back at certain moments. The Auburn game two years ago whenever he led a comeback drive and won that game in overtime. Heck, even the Tennessee game this year, I know Alabama lost that. But you know, Bryce is coming off that shoulder injury and he just has a remarkable performance to keep them in that game. So he’s just a guy that can make plays on a consistent basis. I know that’s very vague. There’s some nuances and intricacies of what he brings to the table, but he’s just a player, he’s a playmaker. He’s a guy that he’s going to say the right things in terms of, he gives credit to his teammates and stuff like that, but Alabama’s offense wouldn’t have been the same without No. 9 The past two seasons and I think there’s a reason…